Lady Campbell camellia
Camellia japonica 'Lady Campbell'
USDA zones7 to 9
SunHandles partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size6 to 7 feet tall6 to 7 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Columnar
- Bloom season
- Spring, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Lady Campbell' camellia (Camellia japonica 'Lady Campbell') is a shrub for borders, hedges, containers, and woodland gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows slowly into a columnar evergreen that reaches 71 to 83 inches tall and wide. Deer tend to pass it by. Bees and birds visit the blooms in winter and spring.
Pairs well with Wild ginger, Jack in the pulpit, and Bobo hydrangea.